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			<p id="hhtitle">HartHouse</p>
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			<p id="navigation"><b>The Sustainability Plan</b></p>
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			<h2><b>Introduction</b></h2> <!-- should only be used for the sub titles -->
			
			<p style="color:orange">From Warden Louise Cowin – pending vision statement. This section could  mention HH new vision statement 
				and how it applies to sustainability; the idea of using hart house as a test case for sustainable practices 
				and how it applies to sustainability; the idea of using hart house as a test case for sustainable practices 
				to decrease the footprint, to create a culture of sustainability at the House for users, and to be part of 
				the vanguard that is creating new social norms around sustainable practices.</p>
				
			<h3><b>Hart House</b></h3> <!-- Should only be used for the sub sections' titles-->
			<p>Hart House is the symbolic heart of the University of Toronto. Since 1919, Hart House has welcomed students, 
				staff, faculty and alumni into a community filled with literally thousands of social, cultural and recreational 
				activities organized each year by students and senior members. Many activities and services of the House are 
				also used by the wider community, from the very young to the venerably old, making the House both a bridge 
				between city and university and a gateway to the university.</p>
				
			<p>The House is open 365 days of the year from early morning until midnight. About 5,000 people use Hart 
				House on an average day. Its 412 rooms occupying 240,000 sq-ft spread over five floors include a 454 
				seat theatre, dark rooms for photography, the campus box office, the Arbor Room cafeteria, a 25 yard 
				swimming pool, a full-scale athletics facility with an indoor track, gyms, cardio and weight rooms, 
				the Great Hall, several common rooms, numerous meeting rooms, the Justina M. Barnicke Art Gallery, the 
				library, the music room, the debates room, the Gallery Grill restaurant, CIUT radio, a hair-cutting 
				salon, catering kitchens and staff offices.</p>
			
			<p>Approximately 70km NW of Hart House, in Caledon, Ontario, is Hart House Farm, a 150 acre property with 
				a number of small buildings including 2 houses, a dance hall, a maple-sugaring operation, a stone barn and 
				a Finnish sauna. The topography varies from table lands to forested woodlot, which spills over the edge of 
				the Niagara Escarpment, an ancient geological feature than spans southern Ontario from Niagara to Tobermory. 
				At the bottom of the escarpment, there are 3 swimmable spring fed quarry ponds and the sauna. Hart House 
				purchased the Farm in 1951 for use as a retreat for Hart House members.</p>
			
			<h3><b>Sustainability and the Sustainability Plan</b></h3>
			<p>A standard definition of sustainability, articulated by Harlem Brundtland, is "meeting the needs of the 
				present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". Sustainability 
				is not simply about the environment, rather reflects the complex interdependence between the environment, 
				society, and the economy. Any comprehensive sustainability plan must concurrently address all three spheres.</p>

			<p>This sustainability plan is being created to highlight the successful practices that Hart House has 
				already implemented, as well as provide a roadmap for the coming years. This plan is divided into 
				subsections that attempt to capture the numerous areas where Hart House can continue to work towards sustainable 
				'best practices.' Inevitably, there is overlap between these sections. This overlap should not be viewed as 
				a redundancy, rather as a multi-pronged approach to the complex issues at hand.  Each section is further 
				broken down into an overview of the topic, a highlight of current best practices, a list of goals for the 
				future, and a list of action items to be taken. Listed in an appendix to this report is a summary of the 
				'action items.' This list will continue to be updated as projects are completed. As well, use of water, 
				electric and steam will continue to be monitored and compiled into an ‘annual report’. Finally, this 
				document will continue to evolve by soliciting comments and responding to feedback from the Hart House community.</p>

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